Searches And Hires
New England Plan Begins Domestic, Int’l Value Equity Mgr. Searches

A New England pension fund is searching for domestic large-cap value and international value equity managers and has terminated a domestic large-cap core manager.

09.17.19
Searches And Hires
New England Plan Issues Index Manager RFP

A pension fund in New England has begun a search for passive index managers to handle a total of $90 million in six strategies.

09.17.19
Asset Study/Review International / Global / Emerging Markets
Southern Pension Fund Makes Global Low Volatility Hire

A city pension fund in the South has hired a passive global low volatility manager

09.16.19
Commodities
Great Plains Plan Eliminates Commodities Allocation

A city pension fund in the Great Plains has eliminated its commodities allocation while increasing its real estate targets.

09.13.19
Real Assets Infrastructure International / Global / Emerging Markets
Northeast State Plan Revamps Developed Markets Equity Structure; Axes Six Firms

A Northeastern state plan has terminated six firms as a result of a recently approved developed markets equity portfolio structure.

09.13.19
Asset Study/Review
Northeast Plan Adopts New A/A

A pension fund in the Northeast has increased its targets to hedge funds, private equity and real estate as part of a new asset allocation

09.11.19
In The News
CalPERS Terminates Real Estate Partner In Development Plan

CIM is out after nine years of failed efforts to develop a vacant lot in downtown Sacramento into an office tower. What’s next for the site is unclear.

09.11.19
Non-U.S. & Global Fixed-Income
Mid-Atlantic Plan Approves EMD Search

A Mid-Atlantic pension plan approved a new asset allocation resulting in a search for emerging market debt managers.

09.09.19
Hedge Funds
West Coast Plan Nearing Emerging Mgr. Hedge Fund RFP; Concludes Passive Equity Search

A West Coast plan will discuss issuing an emerging manager hedge fund RFP and has consolidated its passive equity portfolio with one single firm.

09.09.19
In The News
Hackers Get $4.2 Million From Oklahoma Pension Fund For Retireed Troopers, State Agents

The FBI is investigating a cybertheft of $4.2 million from the state’s pension fund for retired Oklahoma Highway troopers, state agents, park rangers and other law enforcement officers. The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System (OLERS) posted an announcement online about the investigation Thursday, 10 days after the money went missing.

09.09.19